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The Assad Dynasty in Syria: Autocratic Legacy, Repression and Challenges
Alissar Boulos 2024-12-08 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Syria has been under the rule of the Assad dynasty for more than half a century. Hafez al-Assad, the founder, seized power in 1970, followed by his son Bashar, who took control in 2000 after his father's death. Belonging to the Alawite minority, the Assads established an autocratic regime over a predominantly Sunni population, portraying ...
Celebrated Poet and Activist Nikki Giovanni Leaves Legacy Behind
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Award-winning US poet Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer, her friends and family said Tuesday. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific African-American poets, Giovanni received numerous awards and a Grammy nomination for her work on civil rights, gender, and ...
Netanyahu Denies Charges in First Court Testimony in Corruption Trial
This is Beirut 2024-12-10 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed the allegations against him as he testified in court for the first time in his corruption case. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly sought to delay his court appearance, is the first sitting Prime Minister of Israel to face a criminal trial. He faces charges of bribery, fraud, and ...
Syria: Mohammed al-Bashir Appointed Head of Transitional Government
This is Beirut 2024-12-10 16:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Syrian rebels now in power in Damascus have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as head of a transitional government that will be in place until March 1, state media said Tuesday. "The general command has tasked us with running the transitional government until March 1," said a statement attributed to Bashir on state television's ...
Access to Syria 'Crime Scene' a 'Game-Changer': UN Investigator
This is Beirut 2024-12-10 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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UN investigators who for years have been gathering evidence of horrific crimes committed in Syria hope Bashar al-Assad's downfall will finally mean they can access "the crime scene" and "massive evidence". "There is a sea change," said Robert Petit, a Canadian prosecutor and legal scholar who heads the United Nations investigative body known as ...
Syria: Various Indicators of an Imminent Collapse
Tilda Abou Rizk 2024-12-08 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A new dawn breaks over Syria, liberated from the man who has been known at times as “the tyrant of Damascus,” and at other times as “the executioner.” After the fall of Homs on Saturday night into the hands of opposition rebels, the collapse of Damascus and Bashar al-Assad’s regime was just a matter of hours. Since the surprise ...
Syria Post-Assad – Day 1: Basic Necessities, Telecommunications and the Future of the Syrian Pound
Liliane Mokbel 2024-12-08 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria is left with a crumbling economy, shaped by decades of state control and average wages barely surpassing $40 per month. The country’s economic prospects now depend largely on the removal of American and Western sanctions, as well as financial assistance from the international community. ...
Royal Mint Launches Coins Dedicated to Paul McCartney
This is Beirut 2024-12-08 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Royal Mint has launched a new collection of £5 coins celebrating Paul McCartney’s exceptional career, highlighting his legacy with The Beatles, Wings, and his solo work. This marks the first time McCartney has been featured on an official UK coin. “It’s a tremendous honor,” McCartney stated, reflecting on his collaboration with the ...
Armenia PM says Foiled 'Sinister' Coup Plot by Senior Cleric
This is Beirut 2025-06-25 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said security forces had foiled a coup plot involving a senior cleric, amid his escalating standoff with the leadership of the powerful Apostolic Church. Pashinyan has been at loggerheads with senior clerics since 2020, when Catholicos Garegin II began calling for his resignation following ...
Israel Cracks Down on Hezbollah’s Financial Hubs
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-06-26 16:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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As Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks continue to pound South Lebanon, a strategic front is rapidly emerging. Israel is now openly targeting Hezbollah’s financial infrastructure, marking a shift from battlefield confrontation to economic warfare. This week was a turning point. On Wednesday, the Israeli military released an unprecedented map ...
Iran says Internet to 'Gradually' Return to Normal
This is Beirut 19/01 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Internet access in Iran will "gradually" return to normal this week, a senior Iranian official said Monday on the 11th day of an unprecedented shutdown. Iran earlier this month imposed a nationwide communications blackout amid huge anti-government protests. The shutdown of communications accompanied a brutal government crackdown ...
War Diary: Day 214
Rayan Chami 2024-05-07 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for May 7th, 2024.
ITU Condemns Israel's Jamming of Telecommunication in Lebanon
2024-08-14 14:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Telecommunications has received a letter from the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations and international organizations, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating that the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has reminded Israel of its obligation to respect laws and decisions ...
Erdogan’s Mourning Decree for Hamas Leader Sparks Israeli Outrage
This Is Beirut 2024-08-02 14:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following Erdogan’s decree of a day of mourning for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Turkey lowered its flag on Friday at its embassy in Tel Aviv, sparking outrage among Israeli leaders. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz summoned Turkey’s deputy ambassador in Israel for a “stern reprimand.” Katz also stated ...
Saloua Raouda Choucair: A Museum Celebrates the Lebanese Avant-Garde
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-07-02 18:17 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon celebrated the opening of the Saloua Raouda Choucair Museum, paying tribute to the pioneer of Arab abstract art. Nestled in a pine forest in Ras el-Metn, this artistic sanctuary offers an exceptional immersion into the universe of this visionary artist. An hour’s drive from the bustling city of Beirut, the Saloua Raouda Choucair Museum ...
Anti-Government Demonstrations in Tel Aviv After Hostage Release
This Is Beirut 2024-06-08 22:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Anti-government demonstrators are assembling at Democracy Square in Tel Aviv for their weekly gathering on June 8, 2024. Their demands include early elections, the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a resolution for the release of hostages held by Hamas. [caption id="attachment_262237" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] ...
Judge Hajjar: Probe into US Embassy Attack Underway, No Final Results Yet
This Is Beirut 2024-06-06 20:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Acting Public Prosecutor Judge Jamal Hajjar has assigned Army Intelligence, the Information Division of the Internal Security Forces and State Security to conduct the investigation and collect data about the shooting that targeted the US embassy in Awkar on Wednesday. As the probe is underway, information is still unclear regarding how the ...
History's Most Monumental Funerals
Salam Zaatari 2024-05-28 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah praised late President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, highlighting their monumental funeral as one of the largest in modern history. “The funeral procession is the third largest in the history of mankind after Imam Khomeini and Qassem Soleimani,” ...
Google Doodle Pays Tribute to Etel Adnan’s Transcendent Art
Béatrice Moreau 2024-04-16 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Google recently celebrated the life and work of the late Lebanese-American artist and writer Etel Adnan with a poignant Doodle, highlighting her profound impact on 20th-century art and literature. The Google Doodle, unveiled on April 15, beautifully encapsulates the essence of Etel Adnan’s multifaceted career. The illustration depicts Adnan at ...
'Emily in Paris:' A Glamorous Showcase?
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-11 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Netflix series Emily in Paris pushes the boundaries of product placement, making it a central character in the storyline. Luxury brands, mainstream retailers and tech giants compete creatively to grab viewers’ attention, turning fiction into a massive catalog. It’s hard to escape the flood of logos that bombard viewers of Emily in Paris. ...
When GPS Signals Can't Tell Beirut From Jerusalem
This Is Beirut 2024-04-04 13:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Faced with rising tensions between Iran and Israel, the Israeli army has reportedly decided to jam certain GPS signals throughout its territory. In recent days, people using Waze, Google Maps, and Moovit, among other location-based programs, reported GPS outages throughout the central region of Israel, with maps indicating that users are in ...
US House Overwhelmingly Passes TikTok Ban Bill
This Is Beirut 2024-03-13 18:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington. The legislation threatens to be a ...
Al-Rai Reiterated His Call for the 'Neutrality' of Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2023-12-24 14:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Maronite patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, once again reiterated his call for Lebanon's neutrality, asserting that the Land of the Cedars is “a land of dialogue and peace.” Stigmatizing the “genocidal and brutal” war in Gaza, which has been going on since October 7, and its consequences for Lebanon, Archbishop al-Rai denounced the Hebrew ...
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary
This is Beirut 02/05 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It was not ...
Iran Offers New Proposal Amid Stalled U.S. Peace Talks
This is Beirut 01/05 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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According to Iranian state media reporting on Friday, Iran delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the U.S. via mediator Pakistan, with negotiations between the two sides frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. The text of the proposal was handed to Islamabad on Thursday evening, the IRNA news agency reported. The war, launched by the ...
If Boycotting Israel Requires a Law, Is It Truly Popular?
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 27/04 11:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hezbollah and its global Intifada allies claim that the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, Arabs, and people of conscience view Israel as pure evil, a cancer to be eradicated. Yet if this hatred is truly so deep and universal, why does Lebanon still need to enforce its heavy-handed law boycotting Israel? The statute criminalizes any contact with ...
Brazil Block on X Comes Into Effect After Judge’s Order
This Is Beirut 2024-08-31 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A block on Elon Musk's X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the suspension of the platform following a months-long standoff with the tech billionaire over disinformation in South ...
Gebran: Give Back the Missile!
Tarek Karam 2024-10-24 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In challenging times, men are put to the test. Gebran Bassil didn’t even wait for the customary forty days after Hassan Nasrallah’s death to turn against him. He abandoned the man who was instrumental in General Michel Aoun’s rise to the presidency—the one who supported him significantly after the July war, sacrificing greatly for the Free ...
Iran Executes Man Over 'Mission' for Israel's Spy Agency
This is Beirut 25/04 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran on Saturday executed a man for carrying out a "mission" on behalf of Israel's spy agency during mass protests in January, the judiciary reported. It is the latest in a string of executions since war broke out with Israel and the United States. Erfan Kiani was hanged after his sentence was upheld by the country's Supreme ...
TikTok Restores Service in US, Thanking Trump
This is Beirut 2025-01-20 09:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. The video-sharing platform credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible – though the outgoing administration of President ...